Idaho’s Semanko: GOP floor fight not about dumping Trump

Norm Semanko, a Ted Cruz delegate at the Republican convention in Cleveland, chimed in Tuesday with his take on Monday’s convention floor fight, disavowing any desire by Idaho’s delegation to derail the nomination of Donald Trump.

“The portrayal of the RNC as one giant attack on Trump’s status as the presumptive nominee is really the sideshow and is not the main event, nor is it why Idaho delegates have come to Cleveland,” Semanko wrote, leading into a detailed procedural explanation of what happened on the floor Monday.

Semanko said the fracas arose from conservative delegates, “largely Cruz supporters,” seeking to amend the convention rules, not to “Dump Trump.” Their efforts in pushing for a roll call on the floor “were to argue for rules changes that would increase transparency in the way the Party is run and decentralize power away from Washington D.C. to state parties and closer to the people.”

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Semanko added: “There are no efforts being organized by Idaho delegates to walk out or stifle progress or to create demonstrations that allow the sideshow to carry on as if it were the main event. Our Idaho delegation is dedicated to representing Republicans back home and we are all united in our mission to defeat Hillary Clinton.”